Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Classical Arabic, from Classical Syriac ܨܰܝܕ݁ܳܢ (ṣaydon) from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 (ṣydwn /⁠ṣīdūn⁠/). Cognate with Aramaic ܨܝܕܘܢ (ṣīdōn), Hebrew צִידוֹן (ṣīḏōn), Ancient Greek Σιδών (Sidṓn), Latin Sīdōn.

Proper noun edit

صَيْدُون (ṣaydūnf

  1. Archaic form of صَيْدَا (ṣaydā).
  2. Ancient Phoenician port city of Sidon.